Hurricanes: Owner Karmanos considers offer to sell team

FILE – In this Feb. 13, 2016, file photo, Carolina Hurricanes broadcaster John Forslund greets Hurricanes owner Peter Karmanos Jr., right, before the teams’ NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders in Raleigh, N.C. Karmanos is considering an offer from someone who wants to purchase the team. Spokesman Mike Sundheim said in a statement attributed to the team that Karmanos “also will continue to evaluate his other options, including retaining his ownership of the team.” (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker, File)(Photo: The Associated Press)

Hurricanes spokesman Mike Sundheim said in a statement that Karmanos is deciding whether to accept an offer for the franchise or remain the owner, but he declined to say who made the offer.

The offer could have come from former Texas Rangers CEO Chuck Greenberg. Bloomberg News and WRAL-TV, the NBC affiliate in Raleigh, reported that Greenberg is close to purchasing the team and will not move the Hurricanes. Bloomberg reported the sale price at…